The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-24
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Who is your favorite prose author
Who is your favorite poet,
Presently she comes TO sign board,
stops, and thus communes with her
self. "Oh! sign board. How inter
esting! Now sign board, think,
makes nice variety in the history Of
our country. Go TO Osborn G. Sons
for your dry goods, carpets, and ready
made clothing How many years ago
was that sign put there? II brings up
profitable train of thought. 1t sug
gests the history of the firm itself;
and that will be interesting to all the
world. l flatter myself that my his
tory offs the United States will create
a sensation in literary circles" Of
course it is Bessie, our historian.
l see large, densely crowded lee
ture room. On every face is a look
Of expectancy that betrays each is
prepared for rare treat. Above the
platform is large banner on which
/ read: Great Republican rally. Hur.
rah for the speaker! The music ceases.
The speaker is brought forward and
introduced as: ."Hon. Geo. M. Dewey,
IT,, editor of the Owosso Agitator,
and candidate for Presidency in
1900" Hark he begins: "Ladies
and Gentlemen and Fellow citizens:
Il am Republican. l will tell you
why: This is the only free govern
ment in the world. The Republican
party made it so. The Republican par
ty took the chains from 4 100000 of
people. The Republican party, with
the wand of progress. touched the
auction block, and it became a school.
house. The Republican party put
down the rebellion, saved the nation,
kept the old banner ahoat in the air,
and declared that slavery Of every
kind should be extirpated from the
face of the continent. What more?
I am Republican because it is the
only free government that ever ex-
listed. 1t is party that has a plat
form as broad as humanity, a plat
form as broad as the hurnn race, a
party that says you shall have all the
fruit OF the labor of your hands, a
party that says you may think for
yourselves; party that says no chains
for the hands, no letters for the soul.
am Republican, | tell you. There
is room in the Republican air for
every wing; there is room in the Re-
publican sea for every sail. Repub
licanism says to every man: BE like
an eagle; fly out in the great dome Of
thought, and question the stars for
yourself But the Democratic party
says: BE blind owls, sit on the dry
limb of dead tree, and only howl
when Tilden and Co., tell you to. ~
The changing picture slowly con-
ceals from my view that cheering au.
dience and eloquent politician; and
presents to me a door bearing this
inscription: Irene A. Smiths Labra-
tory. The interior is presented, and
/ see at once large, airy, well regu-
lated kitchen. She, the chemist
stands at table; and while she works
frequently talks to herself:
."Why cook doesn't understand
the Importance of chemistry / don'l
see. Now person requires from 4
to ounces for heat to for muscle,
Nitrogen is the muscle. making ele-
ment. That is found most abundantly
in the whites of eggs, and the very
lean parts of meats. Heat come.
from carbon, which is found plenti-
full in the vegetable kingdom. Mex
to vegetables come oils and sugar a.
heat producing elements. There are
other substances which are none the
less essential to health and life. One
of these is phosphorus, which is al
element of brain and nerves, and i.
wasted by mental activity and nerv
Gus excitement. The brain workel
demands such diet. Give him eggs
fish, oysters, Holsters, game, crabs
cheese, and among vegetables, tn,
potato. Sulphur and lime makes bone
and are found in eggs, grains, anc
milk. In winter prepare food rich il
carbon, especially for the brain work
err; in summer plenty of carbon Il
found in vegetables, hence be yer,
careful of fats. Always study the oc
cupation of your patient and cook &C
cordingly, and you will make success!
ofkitchen chemistry"